ArmantEl Kab
(Nekheb)ElephantineEL AMRANaga el-DeirHemamiehTarkhanHeliopolisBubastisEl BedaHaragaMatmar
Mostagedda
El MahasnaHuSaqqaraGizaMeydumHIERAKONPOLIS
(NEKHEN)MEMPHISBUTOMAADI
EL OMARIGERZEHMERIMDEEL BADARIABYDOSNAQADA
(OMBOS)M e d i t e r r a n e a n^ S e a
Lake MoerisNileRiverWadi^ Gasus^NileRiverUPPER
EGYPTLOWER EGYPT
1st CataractUPPER AND
LOWER LANDS
The kingdom of Egypt ran
from the delta in the north
to the level of the Nile’s
First Cataract in the south.
Narmer, who ruled Upper
Egypt, conquered the delta,
leading to political unification
of Egypt.Two
Lands of
Egypt
circa 3600 b.c.
In what is now southern
Egypt, social and political
processes begin that lead to
the emergence of the first
state entities in the Nile Valley.circa 3350 b.c.
Kingdoms in southern Egypt
are united into one land
known as Upper Egypt. A
capital city is established at
Abydos.circa 3300 b.c.
Upper Egypt expands north,
annexing territory and
incorporating it into its lands.
Its leaders begin to locate
their tombs at Abydos.circa 3100 b.c.
Narmer completes the
unification process and
becomes the first pharaoh of
the new state, starting Egypt’s
1st dynasty.MAP: EOSGIS.COM